Quotes By Tiger Woods

It will always be the ball and me.

I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don't know when that day will be.

You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at.

People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.

I am definitely not a politician.

People don't really bother me as much as you might think.

I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces.

My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before.

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.

Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

My dad used to say, 'Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn't influence your intelligence.'

There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.

A lot has transpired in my life.

To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year.

I've been a gamer all my life.

All I can say is that I'm getting married in the future. I've narrowed it down to that.

I really don't feel like playing anymore.

I ran straight through the boundaries a married couple should live by.

Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.

I've done some pretty bad things in my life.

The major championships have always been a special focus in my career, and as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be.

I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again.

As you all know, I'm kind of a perfectionist.

If money titles meant anything, I'd play more tournaments. The only thing that means a lot to me is winning. If I have more wins than anybody else and win more majors than anybody else in the same year, then it's been a good year.

I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me.

I miss college.

I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.

Life has been good.

Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.